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Problem 1:silver trim on clear case, the actual switch that you touch to turn the psp on, well it did not reach the black switch on the mobo so i figured i would just use the trim of the orignal backplate, well the trim had to be dremmeled down and the backplate(clear) had to be dremeled as well so it would fit.I didn't think this much of a problem, just a slight mod no harm no fowl so I continue on ... I get the psp back together, once back together there are minor gaps, where the umd door joins against the backplate at the bottom of the umd door, and I had to press the faceplate semi-hard to get the faceplate screws to grab, once screwed down though it seemed to fit correctly. At this time I hadn't put the last and final faceplate screw in (the bottom screw)
Problem #2I put in a umd, the umd spins and you can see the red laser light, but it won't read the disc, I've tried a couple differen't umd's so its not that, and it made a god awful sound. I took off the plastic UMD door and tried to find the problem, and here is what I have come up with, If I apply pressure to the bottom of the psp (where the bottom faceplate screw goes) and the screw is NOT in (again still with the umd plastic door off) the psp reads the UMD as soon as i let the pressure off it stop the reading .... i've put the screw in but have had no luck whatsoever and i've put the door back on (without the screw) and got it to read once again applying a fair amount of pressure on the bottom of the psp. I've been at it now for about 6 hours (i've taken it completely apart, reinstalled it in my oem backplate and everything worked fine)
Problem #3the gold colored screw sleeves that are pre-installed in the backplate, the place where the umd is fastened and the mobo is also screwed into, well the top right (if looking from the back) just spins in the case, it isn't secure inside the plastic, I had to place a screwdriver on both side to unscrew them and had to use a tiny screwdriver to hold the "sleeve" while I unscrewed the umd screw... anyways it wasn't fun and I just stopped using those anchor points (when reinstalling everything in my old case) currently those screws are secure in the new clear case, but umd is still not functioning correctly
This is due to a design change between the original TA-79 PSP's and the TA-81/82/86 PSP's case. The old switch is in two pieces, you just pop off the 'missing' piece that is NOT supplied and put it on the clear case. Coolmods expects you to have a TA-79. Once again this is a case revision problem. Take your PSP apart again, and look at the gears on the UMD drive. You will see that they are contacting a little bit of plastic. I solved this by heating a flathead screwdriver up and melting away the offending plastic. Drop a little bit of superglue on the outer edge to lock it back in place.Funny thing is, I had similar problems. I'm glad you brought up that the old silver trim can fit on the new clear case. I have issues with my triggers due to the 'new' silver trim. I'm gonna have to rip apart my psp again and try to fix that up.
I haven't installed my inards into either of my clear cases(waiting to get done with the painting), but I have never been happier to have a TA-79.
Be sure to still check the gears on your umd drive for clearance after you put it in.
since they always recommend Coolmods as the place to go for your parts....i think it might be a good idea to put up a tutorial on installing the clear casing. especially since it seems like these problems are commonplace with everyone who buys it.
poseidon, is all that cutting of the power switch required for every1 that gets this backplate? or just some people?
Now that you mention it. your speakers are sticking out way farther than mine are and the whole thing looks dis proportioned.
Final UpdateOk, now that everything is said and done I would also like to let everyone know the great customer service that came from CoolMods.Co.Uk .... even though I dremeled the hell out of their case they said they would take it back and replace it if I wanted to go that route!!! Have faith in CoolMods!!!!! they'rrrrrrrrreee Grreat!-PoSeIdOn04
i'm having a problem with the battery cover on my clear faceplate. not to sure what the problem is...it seems like my battery sticks out to far and i can't quite get the cover to close all the way. anyone else have this problem? or know how to fix this?